Quite a straightforward question. Everyone thought that Lao Xu would ask something, but they didn't expect that he would ask such a shocking question.
Not only Huang Shuang invited the other party to stay in the team, but also some of the survivors' own team members couldn't believe their ears.
What the hell is going on? No matter what, the other party is someone who is in conflict with us.
Although we don't regard Ye Hao as brothers, the former is still a resident.
Recruiting the opponent into the team now is obviously inappropriate.
Huang Shuang was stunned for two seconds and replied calmly: "Can you give me a reason? Don't forget that we just sneaked into your village and asked to kill your people. Aren't you afraid that we will do other things behind your back in the future?"
Huang Shuang expressed his doubts very cleverly.
Like the survivors, he was also confused about Lao Xu's motives.
Especially since surviving the apocalypse, the word "kindness" seems to Huang Shuang to be a joke.
He didn't believe that there were free meals in this world. When Xu Renjie came out of his mouth with this suggestion, Huang Shuang instinctively labeled Xu Renjie as having "ulterior motives".
Since Lao Xu would bring up this idea, he must have thought it through very carefully.
Therefore, in his opinion, both the reaction of his colleagues and Huang Shuang's doubts were reasonable.
He shrugged his shoulders and replied as if it was a matter of course: "If you were afraid, I wouldn't invite you. Since I have invited you, even if you do it in the future, it can only be said that I have misjudged the person."
It’s a simple sentence, but it still contains a lot of things if you think about it carefully.
First of all, Lao Xu's sentence "It only means that I have misjudged the person" expresses his affirmation of Huang Shuang and Hao Yun as people.
This is his benchmark for recruiting opponents.
Secondly, "If you are afraid, I will not invite you" shows that Lao Xu's decision was not a reckless and impulsive move, but a well-thought-out decision.
His words were mostly addressed to his own team members.
Finally, Lao Xu emphasized that he was not afraid of wrong judgment, intending to tell Huang Shuang that even if he really made a mistake and Huang Shuang and Hao Yun caused trouble behind his back, he, Lao Xu, could definitely strangle them.
They all say one word to judge people, but Lao Xu's seemingly simple sentence contains so much profound meaning.
Of course, the main reason why he spoke in such a roundabout way was because he knew that the middle-aged man opposite him had the ability to understand what he meant.
Otherwise, if a reckless man with little experience and no brains did this, it would be a foolish waste of time.
After hearing what Lao Xu said, the first to be relieved were Lao Zhao, Hu Xiaodong and others.
Although they knew that Lao Xu was not a casual person, cold sweat broke out on the top of their heads just after listening to his question.
Recruiting new people is not difficult. As far as the current situation of the survivor team is concerned, they need people, guns, houses, food, drinks, and vehicles.
If you put these out there, no one would want to join in.
But these days it’s easy to recruit people, but hard to drive them away.
Looking at Ye Hao and the others, isn't it the best proof?
Although the process survivor team took advantage of each other a lot, was the price paid for it still small?
Putting aside the supply of food and supplies, the high-intensity "acting" during that week was enough to torment everyone in the station.
This is not the most important thing. The main thing is that Huang Shuang and Hao Yun are unsettling factors no matter how you look at it. Their entry is likely to destroy the current harmonious situation of the team.
The above is what Lao Zhao and other old team members are more worried about.
But now, after hearing Lao Xu's explanation, Lao Zhao and others felt relieved.
Why? Because as long as they know that Lao Xu did not act without reason, they can rest assured.
Huang Shuang stared at Xu Renjie without blinking, saying nothing, as if she was looking for something.
Lao Xu faced Huang Shuang's probing eyes without changing his expression, firm and calm.
As an upright person, Xu Renjie had nothing to dodge.
While looking at Huang Shuang, he threw out his bargaining chip: "I have a general understanding of what happened just now. Let me be honest, your life is not satisfactory, right?"
For a package of supplies, one would rather confront someone with a gun than give up, which explains some problems.
You must know that under the circumstances at that time, Ye Hao and his team had military-standard weapons in their hands, and Huang Shuang and the others, despite their numbers, only had an imitation pistol provided by the "Doomsday Salvation and Revival Society" package.
Lao Xu had a pretty good idea of the amount of ammunition there. Although it was impossible to determine whether Huang Shuang and the others had the same amount of pistol ammunition as their own, there was no doubt that they were no match for the combined ammunition of two automatic weapons. .
In such a situation, even if they were brave enough to survive for just a few packets of instant noodles and canned food, one can imagine how miserable the lives of Huang Shuang and others were.
Lao Xu brought this up at this time, hoping to use it as a way to break through Huang Shuang's psychological defense.
After all, in the doomsday environment, it is really not easy for you to have a heart-to-heart relationship with others.
Intrigue and deceit, fighting for each other have become the main theme of this world.
So in such an environment, if you suddenly show kindness to someone, what you will get is definitely not praise from the other person, but unreasonable suspicion.
What Lao Xu has to do now is to break Huang Shuang's suspicion.
It's not very easy to do this. Once a deep-rooted concept is implanted in people's hearts, it is difficult to change it.
What's more, given the human character of Huang Shuang and others, they must have been severely deceived along the way.
Not surprisingly, Lao Xu's words caught Huang Shuang's attention.
Unfortunately, it was not the result that Lao Xu wanted. At least Huang Shuang has not lowered his doubts about Lao Xu because of his questions, and his thoughts have a bad feeling.
"Haha, Lao Xu's eyesight is really good. He can tell that our lives are not as good as we want." It seemed that he was a little self-deprecating, but he also seemed to mean something. Huang Shuang's joke seemed a bit unpredictable.
This was also psychological warfare. Huang Shuang couldn't figure out what medicine Xu Renjie was selling in his gourd.
In order to protect himself, he did not dare to give relevant answers rashly.
So he gave a very clever answer without any nutrition.
Lao Xu then waved his hand and chuckled: "It's not that I have good eyesight, it's the reality. We are all miserable people struggling to survive in the apocalypse. You know how difficult and miserable these days are, and so do I. We know it too. There is no difference in essence from you. We all rely on our own efforts to survive in this world, so I feel that we are on the same side. If you are willing, I sincerely invite you to join our team."
Another sincere invitation, but this time Lao Xu was playing the sympathy card, using the empathy of the situation to bring him closer to Huang Shuang.
